On: Gilead should ditch remdesivir and focus on its si...

[tjohns]

Because after 12-18 months, we'll hopefully have a vaccine and won't need to resort to an antiviral drug anymore.

At least assuming people get vaccinated.

[briandear → tjohns]

What’s the rationale for expecting a vaccine in the next 12-18 months? To my knowledge there has never been a vaccine for a coronavirus.

[khuey → briandear]

There are vaccines for animal coronaviruses. There's never been one in humans because there's never been a need for one in humans before.